Montana Life
Explore the heart of Montana through features on local culture, outdoor living, food, and community life. Montana Life captures the essence of our state—its beauty, character, and the stories behind the scenery.
PHOTOS: A trip through the Bison Range
Scenes from a drive through the CSKT Bison Range on Sunday, May 17.
4-H Shooting Sports program provides safety and sportsmanship lessons
From shotguns to compound bows, the expansive program offers anyone aged from 9 to 19 the opportunity to learn from trained instructors how to safely handle ai…
Local Events: Celebrate the New Year
From Whitefish Mountain Resort’s torchlight parade and fireworks to the Lil Smokies rocking the Great Northern Bar, there’s no shortage of ways to celebrate.
Seasonal sounds: Brass instruments star of unique Christmas concert
Musicians played tubas, euphoniums and baritone in a unique roughly one-hour concert performing at the Red Lion Hotel.
Montana's largest classroom: Montana PBS for 40 years has served as electronic town square
For 40 years, Montana PBS has served as an electronic town square that encourages the sharing of ideas, opinions and information
Hand-carved, hand-painted and hand-printed: Whitefish artist captures life scenes
Four years and hundreds more sheets of linoleum later, Tarke Penser’s creative outlet has become his livelihood, a way to hand-create the iconic scenes of Nort…
Returning to the forge — New Agrarian School in Bigfork revives the ancient trade of the blacksmith
The New Agrarian School in Bigfork, a nonprofit, teaches the ancient craft of blacksmithing to a new generation of hobbyists, professionals, and instructors.
Local Events: Thanksgiving week fun
The holidays are here, and Flathead Valley is buzzing with festive fun!
Energizing the crowd: Spirit of the West marching band marks 40th anniversary
Spirit of the West’s impact on the MSU community expands far beyond its marquee Saturday afternoon performances in the fall.
Habitat Flathead volunteers build a future for those in need of housing
There, Habitat for Humanity of Flathead Valley volunteers have been building two duplex-style townhouses fitted with two bedrooms, one-and-a-half bathrooms and…
Press Play with Wylie Gustafson Full Concert
In this unique live concert, renowned cowboy musician, and 4th generation Montanan, Wylie Gustafson brings soulful yodels, heartfelt cowboy poetry, and stories…
PHOTOS: Chasing autumn down the Middle Fork
Snow-dusted summits rise up to fill the sky above hillsides covered in a vibrant tapestry of bright orange and yellow larches as the Middle Fork Flathead River…
Driven by learning: Flathead High School automotive program navigates into 75th year
The automotive program is cruising through its 75th year at Flathead High School. Going along for the ride have been generations of graduates who have gone o…
Migration mystery: Work aims to track saw-whet owls journey
At 7:20 p.m., a northern saw-whet owl call pierces through the forest at Flathead Lake Biological Station. Although these little owls are some of the more comm…
Buzzing: UM program trains master beekeepers worldwide
Part of UMOnline, the Beekeeping Certificate Program allows students located anywhere in the world – 22 countries so far, to be exact – to learn the skills nec…
PHOTOS: Moose on the loose
We were camping for a night at the Two Medicine Campground in Glacier National Park when I decided to take an after-dinner walk in search of a sunset compositi…